Most of the grip pressure should be felt in the last three fingers of your left hand. There is much less pressure in the right hand. There should be no pressure at all in the thumb and forefinger of the right hand.

xxxxxxxxxxx A good grip is the first xxxxxxxxxxx first thing that I look xxxxxxxxxxx students come to see me. The reason is your hands are the only parts of your body touching the club the whole time you the club face. Make sure you're holding the club more in your fingers of your top hand than in your palm. This may feel uncomfortable at the beginning, but it will soon feel better and will also help you control the club face so you can hit straighter shots.Lori Randlewww.randlegolf.com

Grip Under Pad For More ControlAn incorrect left hand grip results in a sloppy hold on the club at the top of the backswing, which in turn causes misdirected shots. When you let go with the left hand at the top, clubface alignment and clubhead path and causing inaccuracy.A correct left hand grip has the club running diagonally just above the roots of the fingers and resting just below the heel pad of the hand. When you fold your hand over the club, it should anchor snugly below the pad. When the club rests too high on the heel pad, your control is reduced. Richard Myers

Gripping the club too long can cause many swing ailments. If the butt end of the club presses into the heel pad of your left hand, you may lose control of the club at the top of your backswing. This can cause you to re-grip the club on your downswing and slow the This will create confidence and lower your score.

You should grip the club about as hard as you would grip an egg. Grasp too hard and you'll lose all of your feel-and essential part of the game. Richard Myers